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Let’s Get Some Stones For Avalon – A Year In Tracks

December 19, 2024 Jonathan Aird 2
Stones dot the landscape, marks of older times now gone but vaguely recalled or at least felt subconsciously, a connection made through elapsed years.  And the annual Track roundup is a bit like that as well […]
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Video: Bonnie”Prince” Billy – “London May”

December 19, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0
Sneaking in right at the end of 2024, we have a song and video that are right up there with the very best of the year.  Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s “London May” is an incredibly compelling song, […]
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Mark Whitfield, AUK Editor’s top 20 songs of 2024: Part Two, 10-1

December 18, 2024 Mark Whitfield 6
Earlier in the week we counted down numbers 20-11 of my standout tracks from 2024 – a mixture of Westcoast powerpop, indie-folk and straight down the line Americana, which of course is the raison d’etre of […]
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Can’t Live With it, Can’t Live Without it: Drive-By Truckers

December 18, 2024 Andrew Raw 0
I first clapped eyes on Drive-By Truckers when they were on the Jools Holland Show in 2010 playing ‘Birthday Boy’ from “The Big to Do” album. I had always had a bit of a soft spot […]
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Letitia VanSant and David McKindley-Ward “Eye Of The Storm”

December 18, 2024 Michael Macy 1
Rising binary stars shine brighter. Letitia VanSant and David McKindley-Ward’s new album could be a game-changer. For them. This is one of the great duos in the Americana firmament today but not as well-known as it […]

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Ben Folds Five were a three-piece band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They were together only a short while before the seven-year itch sent lead vocalist Ben Folds off to work on solo projects. This article […]
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Gently charming, melody-rich folk reflections from Suffolk. Suffolk-born and Colchester-based Ady Gainsborough presents his third album. Apparently inspired by life on the Essex-Suffolk border, the acoustic-based songs were recorded live in the studio, using vintage equipment […]
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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

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As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

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Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

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In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

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Video premiere: Tommy Emmanuel “Everybody Loves You”

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We’re delighted today to premiere the new video for Australian guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel’s ‘Everybody Loves You’ featuring Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams. The song appears on Emmanuel’s current album ‘Accomplice Two’, the follow-up to 2018’s […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: Peter, Paul and Mary “Leaving On A Jet Plane”

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This week we were struck by the fact that there are many politicians in Westminster and elsewhere who are decent, committed folk who conduct their political life with courage and conviction. And then of course there […]
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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Beau Jennings

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While we patiently wait for Oklahoma singer/songwriter/rocker Beau Jennings to finally get his due from everyone who listens to and cares about great Americana music, you should gladly immerse your ears and brain in the brilliance […]

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